Study: Average American Wastes $818 Sitting in Traffic

According to a recent study, traffic jams cost Americans over $1 billion in a typical year. Divided among the drivers in those traffic jams, that’s about $818 per driver per year wasted in traffic jams.

I’m sure we can all recall a time when we were stuck in a long line of traffic, due to weather, overturned semis or trains crossing a track, and thinking about all the other things we could be doing. (Actually, not to rub it in, but I have to think really hard since I’ve worked from home for the last three years. I know there were plenty of times in the past when I wanted to pull my hair out because no one was moving, but I think I’ve buried them.)

Based on a study of traffic and congestion, the time we spend waiting in traffic is getting worse and there’s no sign of improvement. By 2020, we’ll waste a whole work week trying to make sense of the vanity plate in front of us or wishing we had more coffee as we watch the cars go nowhere fast.

Time Wasted in Traffic by Year:

1982: 14 hours/year/person

1992: 28 hours/year/person

Today: 34 hours/year/person

2015: predicted to be 37 hours/year/person

2020: predicted to be 41 hours/year/person

Anyone trying to go anywhere in the most congested cities listed below can already tell you what it’s like to lose that work week to traffic. The study rated the cities around the U.S with the worst traffic and it isn’t pretty.

Most congested cities:

Metro DC: 74 hours/year/person

Chicago: 71 hours/year/person

LA: 64 hours/year/person

Houston: 57 hours/year/person

NY/NJ/CT: 54 hours/year/person

Baltimore: 52 hours/year/person

San Francisco: 50 hours/year/person

Denver: 49 hours/year/person

Boston: 47 hours/year/person

Dallas/Minneapolis: 45 hours/year/person

Avoiding Rush Hour for a Quicker Commute is a Myth

The old theory was to avoid rush hour and drive later in the day or at night. It seems that a lot of people have caught on because it is estimated that 40% of delays occur in mid-day and over night. There goes that idea.

So what can you do? It may not be feasible for you to work full-time from home, but how about a couple of days a week. That would cut your wasted time each year in half. Or, if you have to endure the sea of brake lights, make the most of it and plan your meetings during your travel time. It’s easy to join an audio conference call on the road with your mobile phone (hands free, of course). You can even join online meetings with apps for your phone or tablet.

The number of motor vehicles is going up like a rocket that is speeding up to the orbit. The demand for wider roads is also gone up for the last few years. Most of the average families owing more than 1 vehicle today. The increasing number of vehicle make it difficult to move on the road and consume more time in traveling.

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